MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 282, 7 May 1915, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. Mr. A. Crooke, K.M., presided at t!ie sitting of the .Magistrate's Court yesterday. XOXIOUS WEEDS. Martin Kiordaa, of Jlurford Koad, Omata, was charged with failing to clear his land of ragwort and blackberries. Kvideuee was given by Mr. R. K. l-'airfax-Cholmclcy, inspector of Aoxious \\ i-etb. In giving his decision the Magistrate coimneiited on the size of the. /arm, 2!K) acres, and said it appeared the defendant .'.lad done little or nothing to got rid of the weeds. He entered a conviction and imposed a, fine of ,t::j 1111(1 costs 7s. Later oil in tin; morning iiiovdan putin an appearance and applied to have llio choo re-hcard. Hie. implication v/as granted, and dcfemlant pleaded guilty, .but stated that his wife, who helped him with the milking, had been ill Jor some time and went away for a holiday. There were :j,'i cows .to attend to, and as labor was wry scarce he. had been unable to deal as | effectively as .he would have liked with the weeds. Lately, however, lie, hud succeeded in coping with them. . I llis Worship reduced the fine to jEI,! with .coats ,7s.

, BY-lAW CASES. Several by-law cases were heard. The Borough Inspector, Mr. 11. Tippins, prosecuted in each instance. IXone of the, defendants appeared. .Stanley Jiridger, for riding a bicycle in Devon Struct without a light at C.5 ■Ji.m.j was convicted and fined r> :i and 7s costs. C. Beekiiessinger was convicted and fined £1 and 7s costs for driving a motorcar in Devon .Street without a number. Harold Medley, for riding a motor- 1 bicycle in Devon .Street without a lig'it at (i p.in., was convicted and fined 10s, and costs 7s. WAXDERIXO CATTLE. The Taranaki County Council (Mr Ron. Qui..am) proceeded against A. Jl. (!ilhert, milk-vendor (Mr. Austin Bew-. ley), for allowing 2!) cows and 1 bull to wander on the Ycale Jload. Deitndant was convicted and fined X'l anil costs 17s (id. A further charge of allowing a. hull to wander on a public road 1 was withdrawn. A MAINTENANCE CASE. S. L. Simons applied to have, his maintenance order affecting Alink 'Simons cancelled, as he had since been married. During the hearing it was mentioned that the father had gone away and was supposed to he in Australia, the, reason for his leaving 'being stated to be the ill-feeling of. the sons towards their 'mother'. Mr. lion. Quilliam, for Mrs. Simons' further contended that one of the applicant'* reasons for getting married was to evade the order. His Worship refused the application lor the order' to he cancelled.